Originally Posted by
Campag4life
Really depends on your flexibility OP. Your bars will be lower than your saddle and will be up to you as to whether this works out. Riders don't know what fit works best until they experiment. Some starting out like to have a professional fit to establish a baseline. If the bike doesn't work out and your wife is on the tall side, let her ride it and get a taller bike that will get the bars higher.
+1.
And six inches of seatpost showing is definitely not abnormal nor funny.